Musical toys



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ajwz (910mm United States Patent Ofiice 3,074,307 Patented Jan. 22, 19633,074,307 MUSICAL TOYS Lazar Okrain, 279 E. 203111 St., Bronx 58, NY.Filed Nov. 7, 1960, Ser. No. 67,678 2 Claims. (Cl. 84-406) Thisinvention relates to musical toys which are especially adapted forinfants to give forth musical sounds when operated.

Another object of the invention is to produce a device which will serveas an entertainment for infants, particularly at the time they are beingfed.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following detaileddescription and accompanying drawings of a presently preferredembodiment of the invention.

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is an elevational view of my musical toy.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view through the center of the toy.

FIG. 3 is cross-sectional view through the center of a modified form ofthe toy.

FIG. 4 is an elevational view taken on line AA of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a fractional elevational view taken on line lB-B of FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is an elevational view of another modified form of my musicaltoy.

FIG. 7 is an elevational view taken on line CC of FIG. 6.

My musical toy consists of a base 1, which may be of any shape and isprovided with an upright post 2 which is threaded at both ends and issecured to the center of the base 1. The post 2 may also be cemented tothe base 1.

Sounding discs 3, 4 and 5 of various sizes which are made of resonantmaterial are mounted With their central apertures 6 upon the post 2.

The discs 3, 4 and 5 are held horizontally in spaced relation to eachother by means oi sleeves 7, 8 and 9 which are mounted upon the post 2below the discs 3, 4 and 5. Instead of the sleeves 7, 8 and 9, springsmay be substituted.

The sounding discs 3, 4 and 5 may be round, square or any other shapeand made of any suitable resonant material and colored, if desired.

To obtain different musical sounds the discs 3, 4 and 5 are made indifferent siZeS. If the discs 3, 4 and 5 are made of the same size,different gauges of the resonant material may be used.

A spiral coil 10 which is made of plain or resilient metal or plasticwire is formed at the top with a springlike head 11. The coil it) ismounted with its head 11 upon the post 2 on top of the disc 5.

A cap 12, which may also be made of resonant material, is screwed on tothe top of the post 2 and by exerting pressure against the coil head 11and the sleeves 7, 8 and 9 will hold the discs 3, 4 and 5 in horizontalposition.

An animated figure 14 in the shape of a little bird, animal and the likeis slidingly mounted upon the spiral coil 16). The lower end of thespiral coil lid is secured to the base 1 by means of an eyelet 13.

The animated figure 14 which is preferably made of plastic material inbright colors is so constructed that its center of gravity is located atthe lower portion, thus by swinging its upper portion to either side, itwill resume its former upright position when released.

The base 1 may be provided with a clamp which would facilitate theattachment of the toy to a high chair or table.

The operation of my musical toy is very simple. The animated figure 14is glided by hand upon the spiral coil 19, until it is lined up with thesounding disc 3. By striking the head of the animated figure 14 againstthe disc 3, it will produce a musical sound. By gliding the animatedfigure 14 upward and by striking alternately against the discs 4 and 5,it will produce different musical sounds. On the way down the action isrepeated.

In FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 a modified form of my musical toy is shown. Theconstruction is similar to the one described above except that insteadof the coil 16, a double arch 15 is used upon which animated figures 16and 17 are slidingly supported.

The double arch 15 is made of metal or plastic wire and it is secured toone side of the base 1 by means of a clamp 18 and set into the base 1 onthe opposite side and cemented.

The post 22 carries a spring 19 under the cap 12.

One or two animated figures may be supported upon the arch 15.

The animated figure 16 is mounted on a horizontal pin 20 which mayrotate in sleeves 21.

The animated figure 17 is set with its pivot 22 into a plyable spring 23which is cemented into the recess 24 of the support 25. The support 25'is slidingly mounted upon the arch 15.

The animated figures 16 and 17 are being glided by hand up and down thearch 15 and by striking alternately the discs 3, 4 and 5 will producedifferent musical sounds.

In FIGS. 6 and 7 another modified form of my musical toy is shown. Theconstruction is similar to FIG. 3 except that instead of a double arch15 where the animated figures 16 and 17 are supported on opposite sides,a single arch 26 is used where the animated figures 27 and 28 areadjacently supported on a bar 37 which is slidingly mounted on the arch26.

The mounting of the animated figures 2'7 and 28 is similar to theanimated figure 17, except that the springs 29 and 30 are cemented inthe recesses 31, 32, 33 and 34. The operation and action is the same.

It is understood that the animated figure 16 may be adapted with slightmodifications for mounting upon the arch 26.

The arch 26 which may be of any shape and made of any suitable materialis attached to the base 1 by means of shoes 35 and 36.

While I have referred to specific materials and details of construction,I do not intend to limit my device to such materials and features ofconstruction, but modifications may be resorted to within the spirit ofmy invention.

What I claim is:

l. A musical toy comprising a base, an upright post secured to saidbase, a plurality of resonant discs centrally mounted on said post,means on said post for holding said discs horizontally in spacedrelation to each other, a spiral coil surrounding said discs, means forattaching said coil to said post and said base, a counterweightedtiltable animated figure slidably mounted on said coil, said figurebeing adapted to be moved upon said coil to desired positions along theperipheries of said discs and producing musical sounds by strikingagainst said resonant discs.

2. A musical toy comprising a base, an upright post secured to saidbase, a plurality of resonant discs horizontally and centrally mountedon said post in spaced relation to each other, a spiral coil mountedupon said post and surrounding said discs, a cap on top of said postadapted to exert pressure against said coil and said discs, acounterweighted tiltable animated figure slidably 41 mounted on saidcoil, said figure being adapted to be moved upon said coil to desiredpositions along the peripheries of said discs and producing musicalsounds by striking against said resonant discs, and means for attachingsaid musical toy to a high chair or table.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,769,327 Wood Oct. 6, 1928 2,625,069 Zimmerman Jan. 13, 1956 2,749,659Elstein June 12, 1956

1. A MUSICAL TOY COMPRISING A BASE, AN UPRIGHT POST SECURED TO SAIDBASE, A PLURALITY OF RESONANT DISCS CENTRALLY MOUNTED ON SAID POST,MEANS ON SAID POST FOR HOLDING SAID DISCS HORIZONTALLY IN SPACEDRELATION TO EACH OTHER, A SPIRAL COIL SURROUNDING SAID DISCS, MEANS FORATTACHING SAID COIL TO SAID POST AND SAID BASE, A COUNTERWEIGHTEDTILTABLE ANIMATED FIGURE SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID COIL, SAID FIGUREBEING ADAPTED TO BE MOVED UPON